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Stan R. Caldwell
Halff Associations Inc.
Dallas, TX
scaldwell@halff.com
Kenna M. Chapin, President
Wallace Engineering
Tulsa, OK
kmc@wallacesc.com
Mohammed M. Ettouney
Weidlinger Associates
New York, NY
ettouney@wai.com
John L. Littrell,
Treasurer
LSW Engineers
San Diego, CA
littj@lswsd.com
Bijan Mohraz,
President Elect
Mechanical Eng
Dept- SMU
Dallas, TX
bmohraz@seas.smu.edu
Joseph P. Paoluccio
PWNA
San Diego, CA
jpp@pwna.com
Barry T. Rosson,
Past President
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE
brosson1@unl.edu
Halff Associations Inc.
Dallas, TX
scaldwell@halff.com
Kenna M. Chapin, President
Wallace Engineering
Tulsa, OK
kmc@wallacesc.com
Weidlinger Associates
New York, NY
ettouney@wai.com
John L. Littrell,
Treasurer
LSW Engineers
San Diego, CA
littj@lswsd.com
Bijan Mohraz,
President Elect
Mechanical Eng
Dept- SMU
Dallas, TX
bmohraz@seas.smu.edu
Joseph P. Paoluccio
PWNA
San Diego, CA
jpp@pwna.com
Barry T. Rosson,
Past President
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE
brosson1@unl.edu
Building Integration Solutions:
Architectural Engineering 2003
Conference Registration Now Open!
Register by August 26th and save $100!
Don't miss the latest advancements in architectural engineering, innovation, design, and construction. Expected attendees include: Building Team Professionals, Engineers, Architects, Project Managers, Building Owners & Managers, and Manufacturers & Suppliers.
Conference Date: Wednesday - Saturday - September 17-20, 2003
Location: Austin, Texas - The Marriott at the Capital
For More Information: View the program and register
First AE Exam Offered
The first architectural engineering principles and practices (or PE) exam was offered in April, 2003 to 77 individuals. The pass rate for the exam was 67% which is within the average range for NCEES' PE exams.
Find out how the pass rate was established...
AEI Survey Summary of Results
Thank you to all those AEI members that took the time to complete and submit the survey. Please send any additional comments, suggestions or concerns to aei@asce.org.click here to view the full survey results.
AEI Member Highlighted for National Engineers Week 2003
New Faces of Civil Engineering, sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers, spotlights the outstanding contributions of America's young and talented engineers. AEI member Jennifer Roden was selected as one of ASCE's twenty finalists from over 100 applications for consideration as a New Face of Engineering for 2003 National Engineers Week.
Learn more about Jennifer...
Security under Extraordinary Incidents
In Spring 2003, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) published, "Risk Management Guidance for Health, Safety, and Environmental Security under Extraordinary Incidents." The report describes a new risk management strategy for building owners to use in determining their level of risk in regard to extraordinary incidents. A free copy of this report is available by visiting www.ashrae.org.
Feature Article
Role of Building Facades in Preventing Progressive Collapse of Structures
By Mohammed Ettouney, Ph.D., PE
Charles J. Carter, S.E., P.E.
The event when a localized failure in a structure progresses to cause a disproportionately large failure is commonly known as progressive collapse (ASCE 2002). Over the years, progressive collapse mitigation measures have focused exclusively on load-bearing (structural) components in the building. Building facades, as a non-structural component were always assumed to have no contribution during a progressive collapse event. This article will examine the possible role of façade systems during a building progressive collapse event.
Read the full article...
Upcoming Events
AEI Houston Chapter Event
Food, Fun, and Friends at Dave and Buster's - Thursday, August 14, 2003 from 6 to 8 pm
Dave and Buster's & Richmond at Fountanview, 6010 Richmond Avenue, Houston
Cost is $20 per person - Includes finger foods, pool, shuffleboard, and game tokens.
Please RSVP to Cody French by email: CFrench@SSR-Inc.com, or call: (713) 784-8211.
Curtainwalls Workshop
The Architectural Systems Committee of AEI is planning a workshop to present issues relating to curtainwalls to different communities such as vendors, architects, engineers and owners. The steering committee will hold a meeting during the upcoming 2003 AEI conference in Austin, TX. The meeting will include several presentations about curtainwalls.See full workshop details...
Designing Structures for Fire Conference
September 30 - October 1, 2003, Baltimore, MD
This one-track, two-day conference serves as a forum for exchange of information about recent advancements among practicing engineers in structures, fire protection and materials, researchers, architects and regulators. The conference includes presentations of 29 papers on behalf of 12 countries. If you have any questions, please contact the secretariat at sei-conferences@asce.org. For more information and to register, visit the conference website at http://www.sfpe.org under the Education & Special Events tab.
Structures Congress 2005: Metropolis & Beyond
Call for Abstracts - due October 1, 2003
April 20-24, 2005, New York, NY
You are invited to submit session requests and/or paper abstracts for the 2005 Structures Congress. Proposals should focus on topics consistent with the theme of the Congress. To view complete submission details, the list of congress topics and for full conference details please visit http://www.asce.org/conferences/structures2005/today.
FIATECH Fall Member Meeting
Sponsored by CH2M Hill, DuPont, and Burns & Roe
October 8-9, 2003, Houston, TX
http://www.fiatech.org/
Future Construction Institute Events:
- Construction Institute Day at the ASCE Annual Conference and Exposition
November 14, 2003, Nashville, TN
- Mega Projects of Southern California
January 16, 2004, Los Angeles, CA
- Mega Projects of the East Coast
January 28, 2004
- Atlantic Coast Construction
April 29-30, 2004, Washington, DC
AEI Student Spotlight
A Letter from the AEI Student President...
Fellow AEI student members:
I hope that you all are having a great summer and are looking forward to going back to school in August. As the current AEI Student President, I wanted to let you know about the exciting upcoming student activities.Click here for full letter...
Scholarship News...
Tau Beta Pi Awards: Tau Beta Pi announced the selection of 38 scholars from 234 applicants for undergraduate study during the 2003-2004 academic year. Three AEI students members studying architectural engineering were chosen as winners. Read more
Kling Graduate Engineering Scholarship, Penn State University: Kling, a leading architectural, engineering, interiors and planning firm, and Penn State University announced the award of the first Kling Graduate Engineering Scholarship to Jonathan Dougherty of Forty Fort, PA.Read more
Steinman Foundation Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin: Geoffrey Mitchell has been selected for the 2003 Steinman Foundation Fellowship.Read more
Announcements
The Team goes online...
AEI's The Team has just become more modern! Beginning with the Fall 2003 issue The Team will now be delivered to you via e-mail and will take you directly to the source!
If you have trouble accessing The Team online please contact AEI at aei@asce.org or by calling (800) 548-2723. Catch up on previous issues of The Team by visiting our archives (http://www.aeinstitute.org/news.htm).
Do you know someone who is not receiving The Team, the AEI newsletter? If so, please send an email to aei@asce.org with the member's email address. Feel free to invite them to visit www.asce.org/myprofile (or call 800-548-2723) to verify and/or update their contact information today!
Please help us help you to receive all your membership benefits by keeping your contact information current.
AEI Offices Moving in Fall 2003
The AEI offices are moving to ASCE Headquarters in Reston, VA this Fall. Please make a note of the new address and contact information listed below. Our email addresses and website will remain the same.
AEI
1801 Alexander Bell Drive
Reston, VA 20191
Toll free: (800) 548-2723
Local: (703) 295-6380
Fax: (703) 295-6132
www.aeinstitute.org
aei@asce.org
Moving Sale - AEI shirts, conference proceedings
AEI's offices are moving to ASCE Headquarters this Fall and due to limited space AEI has been instructed to clean out their storage closets. Now is your chance to receive enormous savings on AEI Polo and T-shirts, and "Combating the Vulnerability of Buildings and Infrastructure to Chemical and Biological Attack".
See ordering instructions and merchandise pricing...
Correction Notice:
In the Spring 2003 issue of The Team, John Littrell, P.E. was listed as a PhD. please note this not correct. Although, Mr. Littrell does not have a PhD. he does have over 25 years experience in planning, design, and construction of educational, government, institutional, commercial and industrial facilities.
AEI Organizational Members
Kwame Building Group, Inc., Construction Managers
College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates University
Inner Wireless, Inc.
If you are interested in becoming an AEI Organizational Member please visit http://www.aeinstitute.org/membership.htm to learn how.
